Yeah, I was. Since I'm getting quite a few down votes I'll just add that I felt the sarcasm was warranted because I don't understand why this question even needs to be asked. What would ever make someone think that they had some sort of ethical obligation to start some project just because their employer asked them to? And even if the thought did occur to you, the implications are obviously absurd.
I think some of the downvotes you got are from people who just didn't read the whole comment. After your first sentence, I wanted to downvote you too. It wasn't until the last line that I was sure you were being sarcastic, so I can understand other peoples confusion.